Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Joe and Cherie Larson Rivers met in 1987 while training to be projectionists at the Mugar Omni Theater.

Museum of Science

The Mugar Omni Theater featured the first IMAX screen in New England. It was an instant sensation when it opened in 1987.

JIM WILSON/GLOBE STAFF/FILE 1987

Cherie Larson in the projection booth in 1987.

Museum of Science

Cherie Larson in the projection booth with an early Omni audience.